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5th Grade High Honor Roll: Brooke Brashears, Whittley Cumbow, Sydnee Dawson, Royal Foote, Raegan Fuhrer, Iseae Gardner, Theodore Giese, Reed Greenough, Jenna Hanson, Treven Kenner, Analeigh LaPointe, Kyrel Michalek, Talon Scheer, Dylan Schubauer, Harley Thorpe, Emillia Ward, Rhett Ward. 6th Grade High Honor Roll: Colin Bailey, Azara Barton, Cole Boes, Aiden Buckendahl, Bayley Burdick, Maren Cronin, Taylie Fletcher, Nash Hesse, Ara’Vani Johnson, Isabella Johnson, Lilyan Kornely, Alexandra Monroe, Jacob Nickisch, Rylie Peterson, Gage Sandoz, Ruby Shelbourn, Mia Sherbeyn, Tylee Tinant, Parker Wackler, Chason Wenig.

Give a gift that helps your favorite gardeners enjoy the flavors of their garden well past the end of the growing season. Both new and experienced gardeners often spend their gardening budget on plants and seeds, leaving little or none to invest in food preservation equipment and supplies. Prepare your favorite gardener for the next harvest season with some food preservation supplies and equipment.

Some small changes in the categories and definitions have been made to the JKMAS this year. We will still have the same three age groupings for Youth, Adult, and Professional. This year though we will have a total of seven categories, six of which will be judged. All Sandhills area artists are welcome to participate. All works must be of original thought and creation by the artist submitting. All artists should submit their own work. Any works submitted on behalf of another person will automatically be entered into the Exhibition category and will not be judged. Photography, Post-Processed Photography, Paintings, and Drawings are all required to be ready to be hung securely. Some Mixed Media and Textiles will also be required to be ready to hang when applicable. If your piece is smaller and on flat paper, you should mount it on stock card or thicker board with a two inch border, so that string can be taped on it to be hung or secured in some fashion (like tape or staples) to a display board or wall, and potentially to tape a ribbon on it, if you win a prize. Sculptures will be displayed on a flat surface, table, or display area.

Entertaining guests is a labor of love. Much effort goes into preparing a home for the arrival of friends and family, and that includes planning a menu that will accommodate as many people as possible.

The November firearm deer season is quickly approaching, and hunters are reminded to follow the four primary rules of firearm safety: • Treat every firearm as if it is loaded; • Always point the muzzle of your firearm in a safe direction; • Be sure of your target, what is in front of it, and what is beyond it; and • Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. Hunters that follow these four rules greatly reduce the risk of causing a hunting incident.

Hunting of animals and birds this time of year is always an exciting time. Nutritionally game animals are an excellent protein source and can present a great economically choice for many families.

Deer hunters are reminded to locate their nearest in-person check stations prior to hunting during the nine-day firearm season this year. All deer harvested during the November 12-20 season must be accompanied by the hunter and taken to a check station no later than 1:00 p.m.

Grant Springer, Junior, Cross-Country Junior Grant Springer is a dedicated student-athlete. Grant qualified for the cross country state meet running his personal best time of 17:58.6 at the district meet. His qualifying time moved Grant to 7th on the Cross Country top ten leaderboard. Grant’s success this year came from knowing that miles do matter. Grant began preparing for this season in 2021. He ran track and qualified for the 2022 state track meet. Medaling at most meets and breaking his personal best time, Grant met goals he set for himself this season. When Grant and I talked about his accomplishments this year, Grant said, “Next year a medal.” Grant does not boast, he is a kind,humble role model for his team and other student-athletes. Congratulations, Grant, on being selected “Badger of the Week”.

James has stepped up and taken a leadership role with the Badger Cast. His help with streaming every home event this fall was a big help.

Hunters are reminded they may donate harvested deer to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program at seven processor locations in Nebraska. The participating meat processors are: • Amherst – Belschner Custom Meats • Norfolk – R&M Meats • North Platte – Kelley’s Custom Pack • Table Rock – Den’s Country Meats • Franklin – Franklin Locker • Ulysses – The Butchery • Lindsay – Melcher’s Locker Hunters pay no processing costs for deer donated to processors for this program.